Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Upper Darby Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Hillcrest El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2601 Bond Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 · (610) 853-4520 · Part of Upper Darby School District

Upper Darby Township’s School Grade C better than 27% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
551
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest El Sch

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Upper Darby Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Upper Darby Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Hillcrest El SchYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2601 Bond Ave, Drexel Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 176
Grade 290
Grade 3101
Grade 498
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
648’20
598’21
592’22
566’23
551’24

Down 15% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 23%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 10%Asian 9%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest El Sch from Upper Darby Township families.

Other schools in Upper Darby School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Upper Darby Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.